sensors in an auto could detect the position of each phone relatively to the steering wheel and only disable the ones that could belong to the driver. or, said

sensors in an auto could detect the position of each phone relatively to the steering wheel and only disable the ones that could belong to the driver. or, said the other way, enable the passengers to override the automatic disablement if they request and their position is determined to be passenger. there will still be hacks but if we could take care of x% of the problem then we would be far better off then today.